I know I am way behind in sequential artist deaths (there have been several), and I will get to those one of these days. Unfortunately, I have more celebrity deaths to bring you:
Carol Burnett alumnus and comedy legend, Harvey Korman, died at 81. And Star Trek theme composer, Alex Courage, passed on at 88.
Korman was well-known to the world as one of the immensely-talented castmembers of the long-running Carol Burnett Show, as well as for his supporting roles in many comedy movies - notably those from creator, Mel Brooks. While he never managed to capture the public's attention as a star in his own right, he was "a natural second-banana," as the AP reported. He won four Emmys for his work on The Carol Burnett Show, though when he left it for his own vehicle, it failed. Two years later, The Carol Burnett Show was also canceled, and many said Korman's departure was partially to blame.
Korman had parts in many movies and TV shows. He and Burnett co-star, Tim Conway, toured the country well into their 70s. Carol Burnett was said to be devastated by his passing.
Star Trek theme composer, Alex Courage, not only won an Emmy for his work, he was also nominated for two Academy Awards. Courage confessed that he was not a sci-fi fan and the theme was actually inspired by an arrangement of the song, Beyond the Blue Horizon. While it is undoubtedly his most well-known work, Courage also orchestrated some of the major musicals of the 1950s, including My Fair Lady; Hello, Dolly!; Fiddler on the Roof; and more.
In 1987, he won the Emmy for his work on TV's Julie Andrew's: The Sound of Christmas. He also composed scores for TV's Lost in Space and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, as well as the movies The Mummy and Jurassic Park - along with many more; for an admitted sci-fi non-fan, Courage certainly managed to get his work into several sci-fi projects!
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
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